1. In the beginning -- 2. The old Liberal Party: 1910-43 -- 3. The Menzies era and after -- 4. The crisis of the 1980s: an overview -- 5. The unravelling coalition -- 6. Internal party politics -- 7. Ideology, platform, policy, practice -- 8. The Liberal Party and the electorate -- 9. Crisis resolved? 1990-93 -- 10. Crisis confirmed: the 1993 election